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Arcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 2-1 loss to the Nationals on Friday.

While he's approaching a career high in the homer category, this was Arcia's first long ball since July 5. He has just two home runs in his last 102 at-bats. Overall, Arcia is batting .228 with 13 home runs, 42 RBI, 46 runs and seven steals in 377 at-bats this season.

Shewmake was promoted to Double-A Mississippi on Friday, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The 21-year-old seems to be progressing quickly after being selected 21st overall in the 2019 draft and will make a two-level jump. In 51 games at Low-A Rome, Shewmake slashed .318/.389/.473 with 39 RBI and 37 runs.

Baez (illness) is back in the lineup Friday and batting fifth against the Pirates.

Baez returns to the starting nine one day after being scratched due to illness. In the month of August, the 26-year-old has hit three home runs with 12 RBI and nine runs.

Camargo was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Camargo heads to Triple-A Gwinnett to make room on the 25-man roster for Adeiny Hechavarria, who joined the organization Friday. In 89 games with the Braves this season, Camargo carries a slash line of .222/.268/.344 with five home runs.

Seager went 1-for-4 a walk and a solo home run Thursday against the Marlins.

Seager took Jose Quijada deep in the sixth inning to record his 12th homer of the season. He's now gone deep in three consecutive games, jumping his slugging percentage from .435 to .456. His production has extended beyond this homer streak however, as Seager has recorded at least one hit in seven of his past 10 games and scored in each game in that span. While injury has cost him some counting stat production, Seager is hitting .266 and getting on-base at a .343 clip across 394 plate appearances for the season.

Crawford is not in the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Crawford will give way to Donovan Solano at shortstop in this one as the Giants stack right-handed bats against lefty Alex Young. Since the start of August, Crawford is slashing just .146/.222/.171 in 12 games.

Swanson (foot) participated in pregame fielding drills Thursday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Swanson was seen fielding short hops from his knees with coach Ron Washington. Manager Brian Snitker noted that the shortstop is beginning to do some hitting, though he has yet to resume running. Despite the progress, Swanson remains without a return timetable.

Baez was scratched from Thursday's lineup against the Phillies due to an illness.

David Bote is covering shortstop in place of Baez, while Ian Happ enters the lineup at second base. Baez, who is just 1-for-15 over his past five starts, should be considered day-to-day ahead of Friday's series opener in Pittsburgh.

Seager went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a victory versus Miami on Wednesday.

Seager launched a 416-foot shot to center field in the first inning to plate two runs and notched another RBI with a single in the seventh. The 25-year-old began August with a whimper, going 5-for-31 with one RBI over the first nine games, but has turned things around to collect five hits in his last 13 at-bats with a pair of homers and five runs batted in.

DeJong went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and another run scored in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Royals.

DeJong crushed a 432-foot homer off Josh Staumont in the eighth inning. The long ball was his 20th of the season, as the 26-year-old became the first Cardinals shortstop to produce multiple 20-home run campaigns. Factoring in Tuesday's production, DeJong is batting .250/.328/.454 with 76 runs scored and 54 RBI this season.